Chapter 2060: Trouble Comes From Obsession

Chapter 2060: Trouble Comes From Obsession

A mountain peaked above the clouds, Mo Su was watching the sea of clouds as usual. This time though, his eyes were empty and unfocused.

He did not seem to notice even when Ni Xuan walked up to him.

“Why are you acting like you’ve lost your soul?” Ni Xuan prodded his back with his foot.

Mo Su turned around, but his movements were a little wooden. His eyes hadn’t fully regained their clarity either. He said, “big brother, I... was unable to fight against that Devil Race woman today. She told me after we met up that her father has found out about our annual fights, so... she won’t ever be seeing me again.”

Ni Xuan looked at his face thoughtfully.

“Hah, haha,” Mo Su laughed with obvious strain and fakeness. “To lose such a great opponent all of a sudden... such a shame.”

Ni Xuan did not make fun of him like he usually did. Instead, he asked seriously, “Is she really ‘just a great opponent’ to you? Is ‘such a shame’ really all you have to say?”

A wind caressed Mo Su’s hair, and Mo Su suddenly burst out a little uncontrollably, “I... I don’t know why, but... the thought that I can never see her again, I... for some reason, it feels like all strength has left my body.”

He slowly raised his hand and clutched his chest where his heart was. “I feel like a rock is sitting inside my chest, and it won’t go away no matter what I try. It feels so, so bad... I almost want to cut out my heart.”

“I see.” Ni Xuan stared at him for a moment before saying slowly, “In that case, you’ve already found your answer.”

Mo Su opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn’t refute Ni Xuan’s declaration.

He bowed his head and whispered suddenly, “If one day you find a person who can touch your heart and soul and enter your dreams, you will understand that no one’s beauty can even come close to the moment she turns around to look you in the eyes.”

That was something Ni Xuan had said to him carelessly when the man had first taken him to the lower realms.

Ni Xuan sat beside Mo Su and said, “I guess you’ve found that person.”

“But... but... she’s a woman of the Devil Race.”

He turned around and showed Ni Xuan the tremors in his eyes. It was only before Ni Xuan that he dropped all the “shackles” he wore as the Heaven Punishing Crown Prince and revealed his emotions without reservation.

“The daughter of a Devil Emperor no less, am I right?” Ni Xuan matched gaze with even, undaunted eyes.

Mo Su wasn’t surprised in the least that Ni Xuan would know who she was. After all, she was the most outstanding devil of her generation. Even within the God Race, there wasn’t anyone who hadn’t heard of her.

Mo Su grew even more dejected. He thought that Ni Xuan was cautioning him and warning him not to make contact with the “daughter of a Devil Emperor.”

Then, Ni Xuan said casually, “Well, she’s a good match for you in terms of status at least.”

Mo Su froze. He couldn’t seem to believe his ears. “What did you say... big brother?”

“I said, why are you acting meek and twiddling your thumbs like a goddamn woman?!” Ni Xuan kicked Mo Su in the back all of a sudden and made him kiss the ground.

Mo Su hurriedly rolled back to his feet and stared at Ni Xuan with wide, disbelieving eyes, “But big brother, she’s the daughter of the Devil Emperor, and all you have to say is... she’s a good match for me?”

“What else do you want me to say?” Ni Xuan said slowly, “And the two of you are a good match for each other. You’re the son of a Creation God, she’s the daughter of a Devil Emperor. You’re the most talented and powerful junior of the God Race, and she is also the most powerful and talented junior of the Devil Race. The two of you have fought each other countless times, and you share more or less the same number of wins and losses. As for appearance, hmm...”

Ni Xuan circled around Mo Su once and nodded. “You’re at least eighty thousand times better than that stubborn old coot, and you’re only slightly inferior to me, the most handsome man in the entire God Race. I haven’t met your girl, but... she can’t be as ugly as a sow, can she?”

“Of course not!” Mo Su erupted as if Ni Xuan had touched his reverse scale. “She’s beautiful! She’s absolutely... gorgeous...”

Realization struck him halfway through his reply, and Mo Su’s voice softened until it became as tiny as a mosquito. His head drooped.

Ni Xuan chuckled, but it wasn’t a teasing chuckle. “See? You don’t need me to tell you the obvious.”

“But...” The pain Ni Xuan had just kicked away earlier resurfaced on Mo Su’s face. “Gods and devils are eternal foes. They may never come together as one.”

“And why not?” Ni Xuan asked a question that sounded downright puzzling.

Caught off guard, Mo Su said, “The God Race is righteous, and the Devil Race is evil. Naturally, good and evil cannot mix with each other. Isn’t that common sense?”

Ni Xuan gave him a long look. “You have accompanied me on countless trips and explored countless worlds at this point, so tell me using your own knowledge and experience: does the word ‘evil’ lie in one’s race... or heart?”

Mo Su hesitated for a moment but ultimately said, “Good and evil exists in any race or plane. The Human Race, the Beast Race, the Demon Race, the Spirit Race...”

“What about the Devil Race?” Ni Xuan asked, “Actually, scratch that. I just want to know her. Tell me: does the woman who touched your heart and entered your dreams... match with your common sense regarding the Devil Race?”

“No,” Mo Su shook his head without any hesitation, “she is straightforward, open and aboveboard, knows what she loves and what she hates clearly, proud but never contemptuous, strong but never bullies the weak...”

“She is... the best woman I’ve ever seen in my life.”

“See? The answer has always been in your eyes and your heart.” A meaningful smile danced on Ni Xuan’s lips. “You’re hesitating only because you still haven’t shaken off the ‘shackles’ you’ve worn for so long.”

Mo Su looked at Ni Xuan for a moment. Suddenly, a strange light began shaking in his eyes, “If I fell in love with a woman of the Devil Race, big brother... you wouldn’t think that I’m a disgrace to my race or a sinner... right?”

The tremors in his eyes were unbelievably violent. It was clear that Ni Xuan’s answer mattered very, very much to him.

Ni Xuan did not give him a straight answer. Instead, he said, “Your Father is the person who hates the Devil Race the most, and there is no one in the world who can change that stubborn old coot’s mind. But he is him, and you are you.”

“He is your Father. It is right that you are filial and respectful toward him. However, that doesn’t mean that you must obey his every whim. He gave you life and paved you a golden road to your future, but your life ultimately belongs to yourself. You are the only one who gets to choose which path you wish to walk.”

He looked at Mo Su with pure, untainted eyes, “The living beings of a mortal realm are so short lived they couldn’t even manage a hundred years, and yet some still broke their shackles, transcended the limitations of their race, and left behind countless legends through sheer faith. Even today, their stories continue to change or correct many a warped idea.”

“You are the Heaven Punishing Crown Prince. If even a mortal dares to challenge the impossible, and do what they supposedly cannot, then why not you?”

“The name was bestowed by the Abyssal Monarch himself, and it is the only Kingdom of God in history that hasn’t changed its name since the beginning.”

“What does this all mean? Why did Ni Xuan leave you this memory?” Li Suo murmured. “Could it be...”

Yun Che did not give her a reply.

He was silent for a very long time.

At this point, three of the five soul fragments Ni Xuan had given him before he disappeared had been revealed.

Why did this soul fragment choose now to reveal itself?

Wait...

That mad guess I had earlier, that strange desire to believe that it was real... was it because I was influenced by the soul fragments?

So far, the soul fragments of the Heretic God Ni Xuan all spoke of the story of the Heaven Punishing Crown Prince, Mo Su.

His soul sea churned violently. It wasn’t until fifteen minutes later that it finally subsided.

“What are you thinking?” Li Suo asked.

But Yun Che did not give her a straight answer, “None... none of these are important at the moment.”

“Right now, my first priority is still to stop the Abyssal Monarch from creating an abyssal passage, and to do that, I need to stir up as much chaos among the Six Kingdoms of God as possible, so much so that the Abyssal Monarch can no longer gather the energy he needs.”

The Original Nether Void Breaching Mirror...

Was that the “Nether Mirror” the Devil Queen spoke of? The one he must find no matter what?

......

Yun Che’s consciousness returned to reality, and he felt the soft touch and scent of a young woman enveloping him.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Hua Caili staring fixedly at him.

“Ah, big brother Yun. You’ve awoken.”

The young woman beamed. Her countenance was so perfect, her voice was so melodious, that he almost thought that he was still inside a dream.

It was only now that he realized that he was currently lying on top of Hua Caili’s knees. When he tried to get up, he found himself impeded by the young woman’s soft breasts. So, he gave up and hugged her slender waist instead, mumbling, “I feel like I’m not fully awake yet. Allow me to sleep a little longer.”

“Sure.” The young woman’s smile was pampering and obedient. “I’ll protect you, so sleep as long as you want.”

Hua Caili’s aura had undergone a drastic change, turning into that of a Half-God.

Every time a profound practitioner achieved a major breakthrough, their cultivation wasn’t the only thing that changed. Their appearance and presence would undergo a transformation as well. Hua Caili’s eyes were filled with infinite stars as usual, but now, there existed countless black holes between these stars. They could easily tear apart any soul they made contact with and drag them into the eternal void.

Her skin was as fair as immortal jade and snow to begin with, but now, it had gained a sheen of immortal hue. When Yun Che touched her, he felt an indescribable holiness and temptation snaking all the way to the bottom of his soul.

“Don’t tickle me.”

Hua Caili giggled and grabbed the hand that had snuck its way into her shirt. However, she neither pulled it out nor stopped it from touching her.

“Caili,” he suddenly said, sounding as soft as the wind.

“Hmm?” Hua Caili bent down and moved her ear closer to his lips.

“Let’s... leave the Endless Fog and go to the Heaven Breaker Kingdom of God.”

His voice was gentle, but it created huge ripples in her eyes and heart like a rock that was thrown into a pond.

She opened her mouth but was unable to say anything for a time. A while later, she finally said in a voice so full of joy that it was trembling, “Are... are you really willing... to return with me to the Heaven Breaker Kingdom of God? Are you sure?”

Hua Caili knew very well that they could afford to forget everything and be as intimate as they wanted—so long as they were within the Endless Fog. But once they returned to the Heaven Breaker Kingdom of God, once they were standing before her Father... the mere pressure Yun Che must face alone was enough to chill her to the core.

She thought that this would be a long and arduous process. She had imagined countless ways to ensure the survival of their relationship... but never once did she think of pushing Yun Che to go back with her.

She did not think that he would mention it himself.

“Yeah.” Yun Che declared firmly, “I’m aware of what I’m going to face when we get out of here, but that day... you said you weren’t afraid of anything anymore. In that case, I’m not afraid of anything either.”

“I was duckweed with nowhere to go; no place in the entire Abyss that I would call home. But now, I don’t want to go anywhere. I just want to visit the place you grew up, meet your Father, face what I must face, and know what I must do. The earlier the better. Only then... can I grasp a life that belongs only to the two of us.”

A warm tear hit his face when he finished.

Hua Caili hurriedly wiped away the tear before nodding strongly. “Okay. we’ll leave the Endless Fog, and I’ll bring you to Father... now, I truly am not afraid of anything.”

“There is less than three months left before the appointed time. There is still time for us to have fun as we make our way home. Three months is a lot of time to visit a lot of places... with you.”

She felt unbelievably good when she said the two words.

“Okay.”